3 of my friends went to Tokyo without knowing about the ICAO / non ICAO on passport thing. They had non ICAO passports and also no visa. Went in no problems no questions asked by immigration officers.

Your mileage may vary of course. Just adding a data point.

120,000 yen per person per week for food, transport and attractions.

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2410.html

This post has been edited by deodorant: Sep 1 2015, 11:09 PM

Got Japan thread liao https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3607047

2 years ago me and my waifu go osaka kobe kyoto nara tokyo 9days, 2 pipu rm20,200.

lucaswjk Sounkyo those hiking trails to the mountain summit how hardcore is it? Wear normal sneakers can liao or must buy those real hiking boots?

[edit] hmm some blog say if wanna hike to the peak need proper shoes or rent boots

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/sounkyo/620241

I suppose in October it will be farking cold as well huh. Gotch go down to 0deg?

Summoning RegentCid oso.

[edit2] hmm it seems around mid September the summit already normally snowed in and no more colours. And in early October when we go probably it will be snow, ice and mud. Is it adviseable for two 30-something inexperienced hikers to go up? Footwear, I read that can rent rubber boots from 7th station Hut?

This post has been edited by deodorant: Sep 3 2015, 01:31 PM

USD 6xx, OK lah ...

I also tempted to go, but Oct go once then Feb go again sked later macam overload lol. And then my parents surely kpkb no go balik kampung.

Be specific a bit. You want to do Tokyo and Hiroshima only in 2 weeks? Or Tokyo and all surrounding areas, then Kansai all areas, then Hiroshima area?

This is really really packed, especially if you are planning to attend the tuna auction (cos then you'll be awake by 3am). If you're a young 18 year old full of energy and can sustain 18-20 hours non stop then OK, but normal people will be farking tired by early afternoon.

heavencloud have you already bought flight tickets? Cos 6d5n trying to cover Tokyo AND Kansai is stupid (it's effectively only 4-5d after you take out the time at airport, shinkansen, etc).

This post has been edited by deodorant: Sep 15 2015, 11:39 AM

midnightsunray typically last week of March - first week of April. Weather conditions can skew this by +/- 2 weeks. So if you only going 1 week, there is element of luck whether you kena full bloom or not.

Sakura time is one of the peak tourist seasons so expect attractions to be crowded.

Go Google Japan Guide and plan your itinerary from there.

What sort of question is this? If you want to see Sakura then when else are you supposed to go other than that end March / early April period?

My wife and I travelling in October, we are bringing rm9k in Yen (2 pax, 14 days) and expected need to use credit card or top up more withdrawals from 7 bank.

RegentCid and other daikors, what's the one place you'd go to have late breakfast / early lunch at Odaiba? Currently shortlist yotekko ya. But later night going shinjuku thinking of doing the touristy thing and eat at ichiran ... two Ramen meals a day seems overkill lol.

TripAdvisor for hotels (aggregates a few other booking sites like booking.com, expedia, japanican etc) for hotels. AirBNB for private housing.

This post has been edited by deodorant: Sep 28 2015, 08:36 AM

Go during Sakura season but not visiting any of the Sakura sites?

I like shinjuku gyoen cos gotch a lot of place to lie around and relax. And it's an actual garden so there's other stuff to see than cherry trees.

Hyperdia. http://www.hyperdia.com/en/ Or just use google maps, both give a somewhat decent estimate of travel times.

Can PM me in advance? I tomolo bringing parents in law tsukiji but lazy to queue so long for dai/daiwa.

My new #1 favorite Tokyo attraction of all time!!!



Yes. That is a girl, riding a dinosaur, doing battle with another girl riding a metal robot dinosaur with multi barrel chain gun. HELL YEAH JAPAN!

Lipoting in from tsukiji. As expected, RegentCid daikor tips of the month five thumbs up, super gooding. 👍👍👍👍👍

One change I noticed. Previously at inner market only the 'big two' sushi shop will long queue. Nowadays every single shop oso got a dozen ppl outside.